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Apprenticeship startup WhiteHat raises $16m Series A led by Index Ventures, signs up 250 employers and prepares to expand its alternative to University. WhiteHat, a tech startup building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships, has today announced a $16m fundraise and substantial growth, with over 250 employers including BP, Facebook, Salesforce, Publicis, Santander, Ka...
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University digital enterprise academy SurreyIDEA, to scrap tuition fees like a conventional university, for investment in their students’ enterprises, taking a percentage of the profits! A win-win all-round, the University of Surrey and the participants will surely hope. A ground-breaking initiative from the University of Surrey is launching an inspiring innovation and digital enterprise ac...
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The London based startup, Erase All Kittens, that's created a game that inspires children to code and teaches professional programming skills. Yes, we know you want to rush through the opening to see if the titular kittens are okay, so we’ll make it short. Our world is ever more reliant on technology. Our own articles have detailed how even things like farming, house building, and gett...
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NI experiential learning initiative mTech.Academy announces plans to expand it's programme for the 2019/20 academic year. The team released it's 2018/19 Report Card at 2-day tech event Digital DNA, detailing the significant impact that the initiative has had on students and teachers over the last year.  Founded by experts from the education and technology communities, mTech.Academy deli...
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bemOre is an EdTech startup aiming to connect inspirational teachers with those looking for something a little different... Whether lifelong learning is your thing or you’ve decided that you finally want to learn how to play classical guitar, then our latest startup of the week ought to be of interest.bemOre is an innovative new startup which is on a mission “to connect inspirational ...
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Innovation in EdTech benefiting students, teachers and parents alike, thanks to Kinteract, the startup that facilitates fast feedback and collaboration. We have written previously about Developing Experts, an online platform to help children learn science and better connect parents and teacher. These kinds of learning tools are invaluable in a changing learning environment and with our ever-chang...
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iDyslexic - The specialist social community media platform and app to support those with Dyslexia and ADHD. According to the European Dyslexia Association, ‘dyslexia is a difference in acquiring reading, spelling and writing skills, that is neurological in origin. The cognitive difficulties that cause these differences can also affect organisational skills, calculation abilities etc. It may...
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Spearheading one or more startups can be a fun and fulfilling experience, but it also comes with plenty of hurdles along the way, not least of which is the learning curve involved. To be a competent and efficient business owner or manager, you'll need to invest some time and/or funds into your education and betterment. While some courses are designed to help you thrive within a specific industry o...
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We take a look at Tick, the Micro-video platform that allows you to create stories in minutes and learn in seconds... The internet is the sum of all human knowledge. And cats. If we need to know how to do literally anything, we can simply search ‘How to…’ and we’ll get the answer and several hundred different step-by-step guides and videos. The downside to this is that we...
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The Dot One is an Internet of Things Maker-Board which lets anyone discover the world of electronics and engineering, created by Internet of Things startup, Wia.  Wia, an Internet of Things startup that helps developers and companies build electronics, announced their move into the consumer hardware space with their first product. We've followed their journey for the last few years, from bei...
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